Friday, May 20, 2022

8:00 - 9:30

Room 156

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We will organize a debate about critical issues raised by participatory research methodologies in the form of a mock trial. Participatory methods are becoming more prevalent in research with methodologies such as citizen science, co-creation, or group model building in system thinking. As the use of participatory methods in health research proliferates, it becomes increasingly necessary to consider how the value of participatory methods should be assessed. This debate will discusses the problem posed by the novelty and diversity of participatory approaches and considers the question of what criteria are appropriate for assessing the validity of a participatory approach. These present a challenge in the way we understand evidence. Participatory methods provide contextually and locally rich evidence but how can this be generalisable, scaled or transported to other settings. Proponent of participatory methods point to the democratic values of participatory methods and their efficacy in developing solutions that work locally. Opponents question whether these methods are scientific and provide trust worthy evidence that can be useful.

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